Basis: Latest reported fiscal year. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 26.62 as of Monday, July 27, 2026.
Forward PE Ratio (26.62) = Close Price ($51.80) / Consensus Forward EPS ($2.00)
FORWARD PE RATIO
26.62
SECTOR MEDIAN · INDUSTRIALS
25.91
median of 120 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+2.76%
vs the sector median at left
CSX Corporation
Market Cap
$95.96B
Forward PE Ratio
26.62
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| CSX Corporation (CSX) | $95.96B | 26.62 |
| Waste Management, Inc. (WM)vs › | $95.53B | 29.32 |
| Quanta Services, Inc. (PWR)vs › | $93.08B | 44.66 |
| 3M Company (MMM)vs › | $91.88B | 19.44 |
| Cummins Inc. (CMI)vs › | $91.33B | 22.71 |
| Johnson Controls International plc (JCI)vs › | $87.48B | 29.25 |
| General Dynamics Corporation (GD)vs › | $105.24B | 23.09 |
| Trane Technologies plc (TT)vs › | $106.84B | 32.24 |
| Cintas Corporation (CTAS)vs › | $84.42B | 42.06 |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)vs › | $84.26B | 16.16 |
Trailing P/E
30.8
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
26.6
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $2.00 implies +15.6% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $1.73.
At today's $51.80 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $2.00 | $1.88 – $2.09 | 16 | 25.9x |
| 2027-12-31 | $2.27 | $2.16 – $2.41 | 16 | 22.8x |
| 2028-12-31 | $2.51 | $2.36 – $2.66 | 7 | 20.7x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
